Stovepipe-holder.



No. 780,991. PATENTBD JAN. s1, 1905.

F. MHALL.

STOVEPIPE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED $11.22. 1904'.

Httornegs UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

lPATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M. HALL, oF Po'roMAc, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR oF ONF-HALF To FERRY E. RIFGLE, VoF ForoMAc, ILLINoIs.

STOVEPlPE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. I780,991, dated anuary 31, 1905.

Application iiled April 22, 1904;. Serial No. 204,468.

To (1J/Z whom it may concern.- y

Be it known that I, FRANK M. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Potomac, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Stovepipe- Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for securing stovepipes in chimney-flue openings, and has for its object to provide a simply constructed and inexpensive device which will eectually retain the stovepipe in position and by means of which the pipe may be drawn longitudinally into position and retained therein and accidental displacement of the same prevented.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafterl described and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention ca-v pable of carrying the same into practical operation', it being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as var1ou's changes inthe shape, proportions, and

general assemblage of the parts may be re Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view, and Fig. 4 isa sectional view, enlarged, of the winding mechanism detached.

The improved device comprises a band 10, of sheet metal, for encircling the stovepipe 11,

preferably at the elbow 24e,l and formed with outturned ears 12 13, perforated for aclampbolt 14', by whichvrneans the band may be firmly clamped upon the pipe. Y

A link 15 is provided, formed of a plate bent into U shape with spaced parallel sides and with the ends perforated to receive the clamp-bolt 14: between the ears 12 13. The link is provided withintermediate transverse apertures to receive a shaft 16, forming a winding-drum between the sides of the link and also provided with a ratchet-wheel18, eX- teriorly of the hanger. Apawl 19 is pivoted upon the link for engagement with the ratchetwheel, and theshaft 16 is squareended to receive an operating-key.

Abar 2O is provided for disposition within the stovepipe-holevbetween the pipe and flue 21 and has at its inner end a transverse head 22, one part for engagement withthe inner face of the-chimney-wall 21 and the other part for engagement by the inner end ofthe stovej pipe 11. The outer end of the bar has combined with it an eye or/loop 20, to which is secured one endof a flexible member 23, preferably of malleable-iron wire,the other end of which is connected with the winding-shaft 16, the wirepassing through an aperture 24: in the free end of the link 15. By this simple arrangement it will be obvious that when the parts are assembled and .the winding-shaft rotated by the key the flexible member 23 will be wound upon the drum and draw the stovepipe, which is clamped by the band 10, toward the flue and "firmly bind the pipe therein and effectually prevent outward longitudinal movement or accidental displacement. It is also obvious that the band 10 may be located at any desired point on the stovepipe or at any desired distance away from the chimney, as any length of the. flexible member 23 may be employed.

By means of this device any length of pipe ymay be firmly supported and without the use ofrivets or other fastening means.

The link 15 may be disposed-- at any point circumferentially of the pipe as circumstances may require. y p v Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is` l. A stovepipe-holder comprising a pipe-encircling band having outturned terminals, a link secured between the terminals, a Winding-drum mounted in the link, and carrying a ratchet- Wheel, a pawl coacting with the ratchet-Wheel, a bar having a hook for engaging the inner face of the iiue, and a flexible connection between the bar and the Winding-drum.

2. A stovepipe-holder comprising a pipe-encircling band having outturned terminals, an approximately U-shaped link having its terminals disposed between those of the band, a

clamping-bolt passing through the series of g terminals, a shaft mounted for rotation in the link and carrying a winding-drum, a ratchet-Wheel carried by the shaft, a paw] coacting with the ratchet-wheel, a bar having a head to engage the inner face ol the Hue, and a iiexible connection between the bar and the Winding-drum.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto al'lixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK M. HALL.

fitnessesz IV. H. BELLES, t F. B. MARTIN. 

